Chicago
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Chicago cell phone ban withstands challenge
Jul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - A lawsuit challenging Chicago's ban on driving while using a cell phone without a hands-free device has been dismissed by a federal judge. The lawsuit was filed by a law...
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Chicago beaches under swim ban for possible seiche
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Obama takes heat on mortgage dealJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Republicans pounced on reports of Barack Obama's bargain mortgage Wednesday as the Democratic presidential nominee's campaign maintained the deal was aboveboard. Obama l...
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State must avoid social service cutsJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Our mission is to promote the well being and progress of Michoacanos and Mexicans living in Illinois and the Midwest as well as the ones living in Michoacan -- through e...
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Woman convicted of killing brother
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Chicago's link to hot dogs remains strongJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Jim Photopoulus estimates he's eaten 10,000 hot dogs in the last 19 years. That would be more than 500 a year - roughly 10 per week. Needless to say, Photopoulus, a 1984...
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Higher taxes bring negative returnsJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As 2008 rolled in, people purchasing a bottle of water might have noticed that their water cost an extra nickel in Chicago. Is it due to exploration costs of finding ne...
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Court rebuffs ex-Daley aides
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Governor's brutal cuts are immoralJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Budgets are more than truncheons to wield political power. The money a budget represents becomes buildings, employees, programs and services to people in crisis and, wh...
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Wife of star witness in Rezko case granted a divorce